Change forest area share total in Angola
Angola: Change forest area share total was -0.8062 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest area share total in Angola, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Angola is -0.8062, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Angola peaked at -0.1965 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.8062, in 2025.
Angola ranks 205th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.1965 | — |
| 1992 | -0.1968 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | -0.1972 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | -0.1976 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.198 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | -0.1984 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | -0.1988 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.1992 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.1996 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | -0.2 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | -0.6755 | +237.8% |
| 2002 | -0.6801 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | -0.6848 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | -0.6895 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | -0.6943 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | -0.6991 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | -0.704 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | -0.709 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -0.7141 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | -0.7192 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | -0.7244 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | -0.7297 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | -0.7351 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | -0.7405 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | -0.7461 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | -0.7517 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | -0.7574 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | -0.7631 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | -0.769 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | -0.775 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | -0.781 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | -0.7872 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | -0.7934 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | -0.7998 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | -0.8062 | +0.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's -0.8062 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 27.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's -0.8062 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -237.8% | -0.2 | -0.6755 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.198 | -0.1996 | -0.1965 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.645 | -0.7141 | -0.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7436 | -0.769 | -0.7192 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7904 | -0.8062 | -0.775 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 202 Thailand -0.7025 compare
- 203 Nigeria -0.7407 compare
- 204 Sudan -0.7923 compare
- 206 Sierra Leone -0.8097 compare
- 207 Seychelles -0.822 compare
- 208 Mozambique -0.8282 compare
More environment data for Angola
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0467 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.03 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.076 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.971 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 32.3 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Angola?
- Change forest area share total in Angola was -0.8062 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1965 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8062 in 2025.
- How does Angola rank for change forest area share total?
- Angola ranks 205th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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